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- May 24,
2003
-
Markets pause
for direction. Sensex slips 7 points.
- Higher
volumes, positive breadth as technology falls from
grace.
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Weekly
statistics
Indices |
Open |
High |
Low |
Close |
Change |
BSE
- 30 |
3063 |
3092 |
3025 |
3049 |
- 06.74 |
BSE
- 200 |
380 |
388 |
374 |
388 |
+ 08.65 |
NSE
- 50 |
973 |
980 |
959 |
967 |
- 05.20 |
Dow
Jones |
8601 (-) 78 |
Nasdaq |
1510 (-) 28 |
FTSE |
3980 (-) 69 |
Advances |
5779 |
Declines |
5309 |
Put
/ Call ratio - 9846 : 20261 |
FII
Investments |
Rs +
534 Crs May 2 - 22 |
Domestic
Funds |
Rs (-)
37 Crs May 2 - 22 |
The
markets opened with the BSE 30
sensex at 3063 levels, saw a
high of 3092 levels and low
of 3025 levels, before closing at
3049 levels, thereby losing
7 points. The BSE & NSE combined
advance decline ratio was at 5779
: 5309. The BSE & NSE combined
value of shares advancing was Rs. 9606
crores and the value of shares
declining was Rs. 8915 crores. This
indicates a marginal buying bias.
The total traded volume on the
BSE was Rs. 5292 Crores. The
total traded volume on the NSE
was Rs. 13,333 Crores.
The
week that was :-
The week saw
a placid start and the markets
attempted to make higher top, but
encountered selling pressure at higher
levels. The selling was seen primarily
on the technology counters, and select
index heavy weighted stocks. Old
economy stocks rescued the markets
from a total chaos and assets
were seen re-shuffling from new
to old economy by institutional
investors. The falling US $ prompted
sales on exporting companies stocks.
Traded volumes improved and the
market breadth was marginally
positive. 80 % of the weekly traded
volumes were transacted on uptick
days. The Sensex was boosted by ACC,
Bajaj Auto, BSES, Glaxo, Grasim, HDFC, Hind Lever,
Hindalco, L&T, Nestle, Ranbaxy, SBI, Telco and
Tisco. The Sensex was
dragged down by Castrol,
Dr. Reddy, Gujarat Ambuja Cements, HCL Tech,
Hero Honda, HPCL, ICICI Bank, Infosys, ITC
Ltd, MTNL and Satyam
Computers. The rupee ended the
week at 46.89 levels against
the US $.
Likely
triggers :-
The oil
ministry's decision to consider
lowering of petrol / diesel prices is
likely to cheer markets in the
short term. That will curb inflation
and boost auto sales in the
short term. The strengthening Rupee
will see increased inflows of
hard currency in the short term
and lower import bills. Software
stocks will however, continue to
soften on selling by institutional
investors. This churning of sectoral
investments is likely to see
range-bound trade in the indices. The
coming week is therefore a stock
specific week, rather than a indices
play. The put call ratio shows a
rise in the outstanding call
options and the ratio has now
improved to 0.48 : 1. Being the
final week of the derivatives
trading cycle of May 2003, we
expect squaring up activity to
be at the forefront of the
F&O segment.
Technicals
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The
weekly bar chart of the Nifty
shows a rising bottoms and tops
formation since the last 4
weeks. The Nifty is likely to
encounter resistance at the 1000 -
1010 levels and get support at
the 945 levels in the coming
week. The trading range is likely
to be within these levels and
the probability is higher on the
upsides. If the Nifty manages to
close above the 1020, take a
fresh view on the outlook.
- Your
Call of action :-
We
advocate a marginally bullish outlook
for the coming week. However, the
Nifty may not be the ideal
instrument for the coming week. The
action is likely to be on
individual stocks in the automobile,
auto-ancillary, pharmaceuticals, banking and select
textile stocks.
For stock
specific recommendations, please refer to
our special edition " Flavours of
the week."
- Have a
profitable day.
-
- Vijay
Bhambwani
The
author is a Mumbai based
investment consultant and invites
feedback at Vijay@BSPLindia.com
and (022) 23438482 / 23400345.
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disclosure :- The
author has no positions in the
stocks mentioned above.
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